Mornin'

-- FIFA will soon announce the host nations for the 2011 Women's World Cup (Germany or Canada) and 2014 World Cup (Brazil!).

-- MLS folks tell me ticket sales for MLS Cup at Estadio RFK have surpassed 30,000 -- an impressive figure considering neither participant will be known for at least another 10 days. Capacity will be around 46,000.

-- Anyone else notice that on Saturday in London, Chelsea scored six goals and the following day the Dolphins and Giants combined for two touchdowns at Wembley? Soccer sure is boring. ;-)

-- For those of you in the D.C. area, the United-Fire playoff game being played on Thursday has opened your weekend schedule to see Maryland play Virginia on Saturday night in College Park. The young Terps have an eight-game unbeaten streak. Just a thought...